All Weekends Should Be Like This...

My weekend started the way all weekends should start. Pizza and Gelato. Seriously - is there anything better?My sister came down during the afternoon with my niece and nephew to play in the park. There is a HUGE playground. Afterwards, we headed into Fells Point to BOP (Brick Oven Pizza) for what else...pizza.Jenna's Italian roots were coming out with all the hand gestures. ;) They have a TON of choices here, but we stuck with the plain cheese. They even had a mac & cheese pizza!!?! I have to say that the pizza was just OK - not my favorite. I felt like the sauce was TOO tomatoey. I like a lighter sauce.A shot of my sister and Justin, with Jenna being camera shy. Conveniently, there was a Gelato place right next door - Pitango. (picture taken a few weeks back when Kevin I went in the evening)The cool thing about this place is that the gelato is all-natural. On the website they boast, "We use nothing artificial; no coloring, flavoring or chemicals, and no excessive fats or sugars because we believe that our customers can taste the difference." I ordered the same thing I had a few weeks back - Pistachio Gelato. I have never claimed to be an huge ice cream fan, but I ate every bite of this stuff - it was incredible. Only downfall is that you pay the price for quality stuff. It is definitely on the pricey side, but would be perfect for a splurge night or afternoon.


Immediately after they left, I headed down to visit my friend from college, who had a baby about 3 months back. Such a cute picture!We hung out for the afternoon and waited for the others to arrive before heading to Redwood in Bethesda, MD to celebrate my birthday. I love when birthdays are nice and spread out. :)
I started with the Spring Market Lettuce Salad which had asparagus, roasted baby rainbow carrots, toasted hazelnuts, chevre, and a carrot-cider vinaigrette. It was refreshing and extremely tasty.
For my main meal, I ordered the appetizer size Bacon-Macaroni & Cheese Gratin. It just sounded too good to be true, so I had to go for it. It came served in this cute mini creuset pot and was very rich. I thought it could have used a little more salt or seasoning, but over all it was good.
We had a number of drinks, but I think the most delicious drink was this white sangria with blueberries. YUM. We ordered two desserts for us all to share. My favorite was this carrot cake with a lemon cream cheese icing and caramel sauce.We also got the apple tart which was just OK. We each took turns holding Olivia, who was a perfect little lady at the restaurant.
Here is a shot of our whole table - all Susquehanna University ladies.
A little intermission for the animal talk:


Oscar and Lucy had a friend to play with this weekend - Max - my parent's black lab. He likes to climb on the couch while you are away and I caught him!! Look at that guilty, but sweet face!
The rest of the weekend was great. Saturday, we helped friends celebrate their 1 year wedding anniversary with a big party in Patapsco State Park. I didn't take one photo, but we had a great time.


Today (Sunday), Kevin and I went out on a friend's boat. My parents were out of town for the weekend, so Father's day will be celebrated this Tuesday!
A little overcast today, but the sun eventually came out and it was a great day to be out on a boat. Above is a shot of us going through "ego alley" in downtown Annapolis. It is known as ego alley because lots of expensive boats are docked there and others ride through really slow so everyone can see their boat.A very cool lighthouse in the middle of the bay - right near the bay bridge.
Sooo, I think my weekend also ended the way every weekend should end - spending the afternoon on a boat!


Pizza and Gelato, Dinner out with friends, party in the park, and a boat ride = Great Weekend!


I hope everyone had a super weekend and is having a wonderful Father's Day!